India’s ruling BJP loses byelection in stronghold after Cockroach student protests

India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has lost a byelection in a constituency it had held for three decades. The loss comes after the Cockroach movement—student protests over education that forced the resignation of India's education secretary—shook the Modi government, The Guardian reports. Prashant Kishor, an electoral strategist, won the seat for his fledgling Jan Suraaj party, and opposition figures say the nationwide protests are beginning to dent BJP support.

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